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Road to the 20th Century :

Road to the 20th Century

Slide 2:

What Happened to Paradise ?

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Dawn of the 20th Century In a Galaxy very close to home the U.S. was about to
become a world superpower . Business was the
business of America .Giant corporations dotted the
landscape. Captains of industry were the new
heroes. With growth came problems. Corruption,
greed ,poor working conditions, along with the flow
of immigrants, caught the attention of reformers and
some politicians.As changes in the relationship
between the people, government and big business
took hold , America and the world were distracted
by WW I. The world would never be the same

END OF THE CIVIL WAR :

END OF THE CIVIL WAR WAR ALWAYS SPURS ON INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
INDUSTRY`S NEEDS DOMINATE OVER THE NEEDS OF GOV`T.
$$$ CAME FROM GOV`T.
PEOPLE HAD $$$ AND A DEMAND FOR GOODS
LABOR SAVING DEVICES

CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY or ROBBER BARRONS ??? :

PLESSY V. FERGUSON :

PLESSY V. FERGUSON “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL”

Period of Reform :

Not a single movement united by a single goal
Concern over industrialization was not new-, Populists
Progressivism differs from Populism it was an urban movement... Populists= rural
crowded cities, gap between rich and poor- graduated income tax Period of Reform

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THE SPARK OCCURS IN YUGOSLAVIA :

THE SPARK OCCURS IN YUGOSLAVIA 5 BLACK HAND

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WW I ALLIANCES

Slide 20:

WESTERN FRONT

UN RESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE… U-BOATS :

UN RESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE… U-BOATS

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To make the world safe for Democracy

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The War to end all Wars

11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11 MONTH :

11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11 MONTH ARMISTICE

THE COST OF WWI :

THE COST OF WWI

TREATY OF VERSAILLES :

TREATY OF VERSAILLES A TREATY TO END ONE WAR LEADS TO ANOTHER “MORE TERRIBLE WAR” VERSAILLES

The Big 4 :

The Big 4 Wilson = USA
Lloyd-George = England
Clemenceau = France
Orlando = Italy
Henry Cabot Lodge
(Strong Reservationists) fight against the Treaty in the USA
The Treaty of Versailles never passes in the US

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Seeds of WW II

14 POINTS … THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS :

14 POINTS … THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WHERE’S WALDO ?

RESULTS OF THE WAR :

RESULTS OF THE WAR Map of Europe re-drawn: New Boundaries
Communism in U.S.S.R.
Dynasties collapse in Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary
European landscape destroyed
European population decreased

RESULTS OF THE WAR :

RESULTS OF THE WAR Economic Depression
Anger & Hatred in Germany
USA becomes the most powerful nation in the world
US women get suffrage